The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02


the house lately vacated by p. II. Hinkley
s. W. CoRsE will move his photograph
gallery to the upper story of the Rialto
building.
G. b. b. DENNY, the tailor, has rented
the Poland tenement recently vacated by
Il. j. Gale.
THE Central Vermont railroad has laid
a side-track to the new granite-sheds on
Barre street.
GEORGE WILKINSON has sold the Riker
place on Barre street, recently purchased
by him, to j. w. Ellis.
Mr.. AND Mrs. II. II. DEMING went to
Lowell Monday to visit their son, Charles
II. Deming, and family
CHARLES A. OwLER and family go this
week to Rochester, N. Y, which place they
will make their future home.
COLONEL T. C. FLETCHER of the railroad
commission and Major j. c. Stearns of
Bradford are at the Pavilion.
Mr.. j. b. SUTHERLAND of Montreal has
been among the distinguished visitors at
the capital during the past week.
THE visit of the bishop to Christ church
has been set one day later-Tuesday, No
vember s. at half past seven P. NJ.
C. DAVIS and wife, after spending their
summer vacation in this vicinity, started
for Chicago their home, Thursday.
FRANKLIN HoYT has begun the laying of
the foundation for his new house on Elm
a.; f,,l ,;,,ta
THERE is to be special meeting of the
officers and teachers of the Unitarian Sun
day-school this evening in the conference
room.
DAVID MAYO has moved from one of the
w. f. Adams tenements on Elm street to
the Stephen Bennett house on Upper Main
street.
THE regular services of the Church Of the
Messiah were held in the vestry on Sunday
last. In future the main auditorium will
be used.
MR.. AND Mrs. CHARLES DRURY of Essex
Junction have been spending their honey
moon in Montpelier, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Field
ploye of the Montpelier Carriage Company,
moved, with his family, to Leominster,
Mass, on Monday.
The woman's auxiliary connected with
Christ church is to meet on Thursday at
ten o'clock p. NJ. with Mrs, Mark Fowler,
upper Main street.
DIR. r. e. Cross has made his last visit to
this section for this season, and after visit
ing Brattleboro, Fitchburg and Rutland will
go South for the winter.
CAPTAIN JOHN w. PECK and Secretary o.
ID. Clark of Volunteer Hose, No. l. were
among the limited number of invited guests
who accompanied the Ethan Allen Engine
Company of Burlington on their excursion
to Montreal Friday and Saturday.
JAMES SMITH, of the firm of Smith, Whit
comb & Cook of Barre, has become resident
of this village, having sold his farm and
residence, formerly owned and occupied by
the late Joshua Thwing, and having con.
cluded to retire from active business life.
OVER two hundred Boston bound people
took the cars at this station Monday and
Tuesday one hundred siXty-eight of then
going rid the Central Vermont. Upwards
of two hundred twenty-five tickets were
sold along the line of the Wells River road
IT may not be generally known by Mont
pelierites that Boston mail is received
here by the train from the north at 9: q
Monday mornings. 1t goes to st. Albans
in a closed pouch on the Sunday night eX-
press from Boston and is left here by the
day postal clerks on their way south.
THE shop of O. C. Clogston is soon to be
occupied by johnson & Cotton to meet the
increasing demands of their plating bust.
ness, which will then occupy the entire
building. 1t is probable that Mr.. Clogston
will move his business into the wood-shor
of the late Montpelier Carriage Company.
| AMONG the lawyers attending the supreme
court this week are Hons. James Barrett
and w. G. Dunton of Rutland, j. A. Prouty
| of Newport a. NJ. Dckey of Bradford, a
| p Hunton of Bethel, f. w. Smith of Wells
/ River, Ex-Governor Farnham and j. III
| Watson of Bradford and j. ID. Denison Of
/ West Randolph.
BROOKS RELIEF CORPS will meet to finisl
up the work for the Soldiers Home at two
| o'clock this afternoon. ANY person de
| string to contribute rugs, mittens, mutfiers
| or other articles for the comfort of the vet
erans in the Soldiers Home may leave the
] same dI drdnu ARMY nan OF AT IL. y. VI ven
sters store, as box will be sent the last o
| this week.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
| (Vt.) post-office October 81, 1887;
] Miss Bessie Ayres (2), f. Il. Dean,
| Miss Mattie Blake, II. W. Hlll,
Mrs. Elsie Elton, Jas. NJ. Holland
! Miss Bessie Hollister, Fred MarstOn,
Miss Maggie Neenan CD, A. H. Russell,
] &. Cram, Y. l.. Staples.
! David Dudley,
Parties applying for any of the above mus
say advertised and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
LAIscELL & BRYANT's Ideal Uncl,
Toms Cabin Company will appear a
Blanchard Opera-house this evening, an,
an opportunity will be afforded admirers o
this familiar play to see it presented b,
a good company. Uncle Tom Little Eva
Topsy and the rest will give true repro
1 duction of this picture of slavery times
The children especially will desire to b,
present and should all have permission t,
be. Tickets are now on sale.
THE report of the Montpelier letter-car
riers for October is as follows: DeliUered-
mail letters, 1892; mail postals, 200; drol
letters, 379; drop postals, 1922 papers, etc.
1856; registered letters, 70. Collected-mai
letters, 9,0ll; mail postals, ,459; drop let
ters, 40; drop postals, SO; papers, etc.
LII. TOtdl-delivered, 22,56S; collected
1872. These figures show an increase owe
the business for September of 2,6i3 piece
delivered and ,312 pieces collected.